Islam's hajj: rain and fears of swine flu
JIDDAH , Saudi Arabia (AP) — Muslim pilgrims circled Islam's holiest site in their traditional white robes, with a few additions — umbrellas and face masks — as the opening of the annual hajj was complicated by torrential rains and fears of swine flu.
Saudi authorities have been planning ways for months to inhibit the spread of swine flu during the pilgrimage, which is seen as an incubator for the virus....
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